Harpagolestes leotensis Peterson 1931 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Full reference: O. A. Peterson. 1931. New Mesonychids From The Uinta. Annals of Carnegie Museum 20(3-4):333-339

Belongs to Harpagolestes according to F. S. Szalay and S. J. Gould 1966

See also Peterson 1931

Sister taxa: Harpagolestes brevipes, Harpagolestes immanis, Harpagolestes koreanicus, Harpagolestes leei, Harpagolestes macrocephalus, Harpagolestes orientalis, Harpagolestes uintensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Leota Ranch, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Utah collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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